I wanted to get some opinions/deciphering on something! I've noticed on dating sites, that a pretty large percentage of women (I'd say at least 30%) put on their profiles "I'm not looking for any sort of relationship, I'm just here to make friends." This just never really made much sense to me...why would you use a dating site if you're just looking to make friends? For one, those sites automatically exclude everyone of your own sex, so that's 50% fewer friends you can make lol. Not to mention, I'm sure that for most people there's plenty of slightly better ways to make friends! I've just seen this slogan so many times, and I can't help but be curious every time I see it. The only conclusion I've been able to reach is that some women are embarrassed to admit they're using a dating site, so putting that in there helps them sleep better at night. Or they only made an account to search through other people's profiles. Any ideas?
There's also a decent amount that say something like "I want to be friends with someone first and see where things go from there." That makes perfect sense to me and I do fully understand that mentality. I don't personally message people who say that though, just because it's more grey area than I'm comfortable with. Asperger's and all, I like for things to be clear-cut...all of that social navigating between friends/relationships and whatever confuses me far too much!